2 Raven and 30 Goldfinch over the house today.
OLDBURY POWER STATION: W King
A Tree Pipit and 2 Wheatear of note here this evening.
THORNBURY: M Plenty
A Hobby chasing House Martins over the town 6pm.
SEVERNSIDE: per severnside birds
Migrants (and warblers in particular), starting to pick up on the patch.
New Passage: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Tree Pipit, 6+ Yellow Wagtail (cattle) and several warbler species around the bushes. Not much in the waders but 9 Teal appeared today.
Severn Beach: 3 Sparrowhawk, a Redstart, a Lesser Whitethroat and 5 Common Whitethroat along the seawall/railway line bushes.
PILL: R Hawley
Foreshore highlights: single Kestrel and Buzzard, 7 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 124 Redshank, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Jay and 2 Reed Bunting.
CLEVEDON COAST: HE Rose
Slightly lower waders numbers today and few small bird migrants (cf severnside).
1 Canada Goose, 3 Teal, 80 Mallard, the juvenile Great-crested Grebe still, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher, 180 Ringed Plover, just 2 Knot, only 80 Dunlin, single Whimbrel, 100 Curlew, 70 Redshank, single Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 800 BH Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 10 Wheatear, 3+ Chiffchaff and a single flock of 70 Linnet.
ASHTON COURT: MJ Pocock
5 Wheatear together on the golf course this morning.
BARROW TANKS: S Hale, L Ingram
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| 19.8.11 Black-necked Grebe © sightings page team, many thanks present since 14 August, top end of No.3 tank |
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| 19.8.11 Black-necked Grebe © Len Ingram, many thanks at last a decent photo! |
Heron's Green: 1 Water Rail, 1 Ringed Plover, single Snipe, a Spotted Redshank, at least 6 Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and an overhead Raven calling..
Moreton: a Great Spotted Woodpecker in trees near the hide.
Stratford: 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and a Wood Sandpiper.
Out on the lake from Stratford, an immature Little Gull and the Black Tern again.
Herriott's: a female Sparrowhawk (tried to catch a Grey Wagtail), the Ruff still, 2 Black-tailed Godwit (on the pool), 1 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Yellow Wagtail.
(2 Black-tailed Godwit and a Wood Sandpiper also seen on the shore from here but these believed to be the mobile birds from Stratford).
(2 Black-tailed Godwit and a Wood Sandpiper also seen on the shore from here but these believed to be the mobile birds from Stratford).
Elsewhere, just 6 Little Egret and 40 Lapwing noted around the lake and no sign of yesterday's summer plumage BN Grebe.
Henbury 18/8/11: B Lancastle
Henbury 18/8/11: B Lancastle
2 Marsh Tit near the Kingsweston riding stables in the evening.
Chew Valley Lake 18/8/11: P Baber, P Buckle
Chew Valley Lake 18/8/11: P Baber, P Buckle
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| 18.8.11 Marsh Harrier © Pam Buckle, many thanks |
Another couple of pics of yesterday's immature Marsh Harrier over the lake, many thanks Pam and Phil.
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